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W.H. Smith and Son, 1850 - 240 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 113 - We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate.
Pàgina 113 - As to those persons who speculate on making railways general throughout the kingdom, and superseding all the canals, all the wagons, mail and stage coaches, postchaises, and, in short, every other mode of conveyance by land and by water, we deem them and their visionary schemes unworthy of notice.
Pàgina 209 - The town of Manchester," he says, " buys the linen yarn of the Irish in great quantity, and, weaving it, returns the same again, in linen, into Ireland to sell.
Pàgina 188 - The first is a statement of the declared value of British and Irish produce and manufactures exported from the United Kingdom...
Pàgina 22 - Dee has 19 semi-circular arches of 60 feet span; and the height from the bed of the river to the top of the parapet of the centre pier is 148 feet.
Pàgina 224 - Anthemius arranged several vessels or cauldrons of water, each of them covered by the wide bottom of a leathern tube, which rose to a narrow top, and was artificially conveyed among the joists and rafters of the adjacent building. A fire was kindled beneath the...
Pàgina 19 - ... world. Two years ago, the directors entrusted to Mr. Gibson, of Rome, the duty and the privilege of producing a statue that might do honour to their friend, then living amongst them. They did not anticipate that on the completion of this work of art the great original would be no more, — that they should be constrained to accept the marble effigy of the engineer in...
Pàgina 22 - Northern Division, namely, from Birmingham to Liverpool ; Rugby to Stafford ; Crewe to Holyhead ; Liverpool to Manchester ; Liverpool, Manchester, and Warrington to Preston ; Preston to Carlisle. The total number of miles is at present 360, but the distance of course increases with the completion of every new branch line. In this division there are 220 engines and tenders (each averaging in value nearly 2000/.), of which at least 100 are at work every day. Besides repairing all these, the establishment...
Pàgina 218 - Perhaps, Madam, you are not at leisure now; otherwise, if you thought proper, we would resume the subject we were upon yesterday. Clar. I am sure, Sir, I give you a great deal of trouble.
Pàgina 164 - The following is a statement of the number and tonnage of vessels, with the value of their cargoes, which arrived at and departed from Philadelphia in the year 1837 : — ARRIVED. DEPARTED. COUNTRIES. Tom. Value of Ships. Tons, Value of Ship«.

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